Villa for sale in Marbella Este

A true single-level layout is rare above the three-million mark in Marbella, and it's the defining feature of Villa La Serena, recently renovated in El Rosario, Marbella East.

Five bedrooms, five bathrooms and five further washroom facilities are arranged across 317 m2 built, all on one floor, set on a 2,076 m2 plot with sea and mountain views. Floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights bring in natural light throughout, and neutral tones keep the renovated interior calm rather than busy. The open living, dining and kitchen areas run together, and each bedroom opens directly onto garden or terrace.

The plot does the heavy lifting outdoors: level lawns, a pool view over the grounds, generous terraces connecting indoors and out, and a barbecue area usable through most of the year.

El Rosario is a settled, residential pocket of Marbella East, close to golf courses, schools and shops, with the beach and transport links nearby and Marbella town a short drive away.

No stairs, one continuous floor, a garden that surrounds rather than borders the house: this suits buyers prioritising ease of living over scale. What it doesn't offer is a statement of volume: at 317 m2 the house is built around proportion and plot rather than square metres, and a single-storey plan means no elevated principal-suite view.